Chocolate Fondue (BM CC-482)
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Chocolate Fondue (BM CC-482) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 11.8, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chocolate Fondue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Chocolate Fondue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Chocolate Fondue, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Bison | SW 1084 | 11 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Well Bred Brown | MQ2-05 | 9.9 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Cowboy Hat | 3010-8 | 11 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Caramelized Walnut | 1074-6 | 10 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Chocolate Fondue (LRV 11.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Chocolate Fondue
Darker than Chocolate Fondue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-482 |
| Hex | #725748 |
| RGB | 114, 87, 72 |
| HSL | 21°, 23%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.4, 8.9, 13.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chocolate Fondue (BM CC-482), published as #725748
#644E47
#806047
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chocolate Fondue (BM CC-482)?
- Chocolate Fondue has an LRV of 11.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chocolate Fondue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chocolate Fondue in another brand?
- Bison (SW 1084) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chocolate Fondue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Chocolate Fondue as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.